28 Feb 1886
Page 9
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Newspaper
Corunna Headlight
Location
Corunna, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1886
Page
9
A coroner and reporter pressure police into raiding the estate of Mr. John Doe. The discovery of a mutilated watch and a confession from Doe’s colored servant expose a series of grisly B murders. The investigative team pieces together the crime, linking a hanging relative to the case.
The brief reports heavy rains cause floods in the west and death of George C. Bates in Denver at 71. London rioting prompts £20000 for unemployed relief. Charles Herman hanged in Buffalo for wife murder. Minnie Daly, Chicago pickpocket in Joliet, reacts to death of her baby. A Santa Barbara man fined for playing a clarionet at home.
A jumble of items from Corunna’s Headlight covers a mix of local notes. Brief items mention Eddy Calkin’s death at eight, politics with trustees’ names in Richland, Washington’s birthday tribute, Dr Mercer’s recovery, a missing man resurfacing, and mill improvements at Corunna Mill. Brick Pomeroy comments appear along with miscellaneous quotes.
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